The HillPAC and the HuckPAC – “What Issues Matter to You?”

Dream Ticket for the Disenfranchised (photo: mtv.com)

Yesterday, an email was sent out by the HillPAC (Hillary Clinton) asking supporters what issues facing American families matter most. Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC has sent similar emails in the past few months. Both PACs are designed to give supporters (the politically disenfranchised) a voice and, although each PAC does mention support for one or the others party nominee – it is not the central theme. In comparing both PAC’s one finds that, obliged political speak aside, there appears to be a level of true understanding from both Clinton and Huckabee that all is not well in either party. When Mike Huckabee asks the question: What issues are most important to you? The list of suggested ills (the economy, gas prices) is similar to Clintons (see entire text of email below). With the reality that Democrats and Republican’s alike are not exactly enamored of their party’s nominees, Clinton and Huckabee are doing their best to keep their supporters engaged. The date 2012 keeps coming in conversations with supporters from other sides, but the real question is: Can we, as American’s, afford to wait 4 years?

In this case, one can be of the opinion that the two best candidates in the 2008 presidential race have now formed political action committees to help their constituents and their prospective parties. The constituents, however, with both, appear to come first. In conversations regarding this particular email (and a Vertical Day Email from the HuckPAC), it was suggested that both Clinton and Huckabee join forces, run as independents and save the nation from ruin. As a conservative, John McCain will be the obvious choice, given the extreme left positions that Barrack Obama has taken during the course of his very short career – that said, Clinton was the only candidate (besides Mike Huckabee) with the experience and a plan and yes, of a gender (sorry Governor) that made one believe she would do best as the “mother of our country”, taking care to both protect (of which there was no doubt) and to nurture (again no doubt) – Both Huckbaee and Clinton’s strongest support came from the working class – both populists. Regardless of who McCain or Obama chooses for a running mate, the dream ticket for those who understand that American’s need politician’s they can relate to their ordinary ever day lives – would be a Huckabee-Clinton, or Clinton-Hukcabee ticket. Due to stranglehold both political parties have on the presidential process in general, this is highly unlikely (and granted there would be some, note: some, policy differences), the word utopian comes to mind.

To those who will vote party lines, or cross party lines (more Democrats are uncomfortable with Obama than Republicans are with McCain, despite the overwhelming press Obama receives – or perhaps because of it), in 2008, there is a strong sense that America will suffer for 4 long years before 2012 becomes a reality and the best candidate have their hats in the race once again.


Since 2001, I have served as the honorary chair of HillPAC, an organization dedicated to helping working families. It is our goal to fight for a better future for every child, and for every family. To keep fighting for those who get up every day, no matter what the odds, and never give in. For those who never back down, and those who always stand their ground. HillPAC works to elect Democratic candidates to office who share these same ideals and goals and I'm proud to serve as the honorary chair and I hope you will join me in this mission.

Together, we began this campaign by starting a conversation with the American people, a conversation about where our country was headed and how we could work together to bring about the change America needs.

Our campaign for the White House may be over, but I hope that conversation continues through HillPAC. I'm so grateful for everything you did to help me over the past year and a half, and I want to make sure that as we keep fighting for change, you are just as deeply involved now as you were then.

So let's keep the conversation going. I want you to tell me about the issues that matter to you. I want to hear what's happening with you and your family -- how high gas prices, the war in Iraq, and the struggling economy are affecting you. Your feedback will help steer the direction of HillPAC and how we are going to tackle America's problems together.

Click here to tell me about the issues that matter to you and your family today.

I'm so proud of the campaign we ran together because we focused on the issues that make a difference to people in their everyday lives. And I heard every day on the campaign trail what that meant to the people we're fighting for. All the stories I heard shaped the campaign we ran.

In the weeks, months, and years to come, I won't let my dedication to our values waver and by fighting to make sure Barack Obama is our next President we will finally have a Democrat in the White House who is also dedicated to the things we care so deeply about. I'm going to work as hard as I can between now and November to help Barack Obama win the White House and Democrats win bigger majorities in Congress. I hope you will continue to fight with me because together, if we don't back down and don't give up we can make all the difference.

So let's continue our vital conversation about the direction America is taking. Tell me what you're concerned about right now: the issues that affect your life and the principles you want to keep fighting for.

Let's keep the conversation going -- tell me what you think.

Thank you so much for all you are doing. I'm really looking forward to continuing our great conversation.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Jeff Beatty
In Support of His Candidacy for U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

Jeff Beatty, candidate for U.S.Senate, MA against incumbent John Kerry, outlined his positions on domestic and foreign policy issues last evening on Blog Talk Radio (Program available in Archives). In the very beginning of the broadcast, Beatty spoke about the way in which we should measure a candidates worth – not by the money that a particular candidate has raised, rather by the candidates relevant experience. That one statement should be the mantra for each and every citizen who has the ability to vote. It is those grassroots candidates that hold the most appeal and make the most sense to those who closely follow each and every race from the perspective of the middle-class – not from the lofty perch of elitism. To date, Jeff Beatty has successfully raised money for his campaign through thousands of individual contributions – but more importantly, he had garnered thousands more signatures than necessary to secure his place on the ballot. His opponent, Jim Ogonowski, has the backing of the state’s Romney camp (see article on the Mass GOP and this race on Human Events by Katie O’Malley here), yet is struggling to collect the necessary signatures to place him on the ballot. One has to question the why the party is not stepping back and allowing nature to take its course.

Beatty, in this broadcast, spoke about the working relationship between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neil, and how he would strive to build such working relationships if elected to the Senate. Hurrah. It is time for the Republican Party to go back to its original intent, a party by and for the people. It is with the emergence of politician’s who are not the usual “Beltway Brand”, and the support of the party base, that will help this party and the nation succeed. It is time for the nation to stop voting for the almighty dollar and wake up to the fact that this nation is a Republic, not a Dynasty built upon special interests, elitism and wealth. Recommended read: 2003: A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat, by Zell Miller. Although written from the perspective of the Democrat party, one should understand it aptly applies across the aisle; neither party appears to be for the people, or willing to work together in order to better the nation’s interest.

In speaking about energy, and the current situation with the high price of fuel, Beatty suggested that during the first 6 years of the current administration, the economy in this regard was fairly stable and consistent, but within a two year span, there have been no solutions and the situation has spiraled out of control. Anyone with an ounce of brains can understand that it is the party in control of the legislature that is responsible for moving the nation forward, and in order to do so, that party must work in concert with, not against their political opponents to better the nation. The current majority in the house and senate has done nothing to better the nation; rather they have looked to their own self-interest and hung the rest of us out to dry. In all fairness, there has been little coming from the minority in respect to bringing attention to this fiasco and instead of joining in the ridiculous dialogue, change course, and put the people not the party first.

To learn more about Jeff Beatty visit Jeff Beatty.com , to learn more about conservative candidates around the country who are true conservatives with the peoples interest in mind, visit Mike Huckabee’s, HuckPac .